Gerald Anderson

in Wayne Henderson’s guitar shop. After he graduated from college, Anderson spent a considerable amount of time in the famous guitar maker’s busy workshop in Rugby, VA, observing and performing with Henderson.

Soon he developed an interest in making his own fine-quality instruments, and set out to reproduce the sounds of the classic Gibson Loar mandolins of the 1920′s. He shared a workspace with Henderson until the spring of 2005, when Anderson moved his tools and instruments into the bottom level of his own home in Troutdale, VA. Over the past 30 years, Anderson has made over 110 guitars and over 160 mandolins.